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ICMA tells EU not to introduce thresholds for 'significant harm' disclosures

Investing for resilience

A stronger commitment to transforming our capital markets has the potential to bring prosperity and stability to billions of people, argue Jerome Haegeli and Bryan Pascoe

Enel, DZ Bank join Principles ExCom as Fannie Mae exits

Enel, DZ Bank and BNP Paribas Asset Management were among those elected to the executive committee (ExCom) which develop the influential sustainable bond principles, but Fannie Mae's exit marks a quick end to US issuer representation on the executive.

ICMA Principles: Transition handbook gets first update

The Climate Transition Finance Handbook (CTFH) has received its first revision since publication, as part of a broader update to the numerous bond principles and guidelines overseen by ICMA.

ICMA Principles: Transition and sustainability-linked bond updates expected

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA)-administered sustainable bond principles are expected to update their transition finance handbook and expand sustainability-linked bond guidance at its annual general meeting next week.

China legacy green bond 'common ground taxonomy' relabelling due soon

The China Green Finance Committee is preparing to publish its methodology for relabelling existing Chinese green bonds as being in alignment with the 'common ground taxonomy' (CGT) in a "couple of months' time".

Sustainable bond market risks fragmentation amid 'regulatory overload'

By Ahren Lester at the ICMA AGM in Paris

ELFA, ICMA publish high-yield SLB guidance to 'enhance effectiveness'

Recommendations have been published to "enhance the impact and effectiveness" of the high-yield sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market, after areas of "unique" inconsistency and inadequacy were identified.

Sustainable bond impact reports 'still lack comparability'

Bond issuers 'should do more' to align with impact reporting frameworks, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Ahren Lester reports

ICMA: EU regulators' greenwashing definition 'unhelpful'

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has described the initial 'greenwashing' definition proposed by EU regulators as "excessively broad" and "unhelpful" towards developing regulatory approaches to the issue.